MURRAY – With 18 high school marching bands scheduled to perform at this year’s Festival of Champions, there promises to be a large, enthusiastic crowd packing the stands of Roy
Dionte BerryEditor-in-Chiefdberry11@murraystate.edu The end of the semester is right around the corner with final exams and projects deadlines approaching. To give the campus body a break from their workload, the Music Business Program is hosting Murray State’s first EDM concert. Music Business Program Director Karen Kane tasked students in her…
Ava Chuppe Contributing Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Murray High School won Grand Champion at the first Festival of Champions in two years on Sept. 25. Because of COVID-19 cancellations, Racer Band has been unable to host the event since 2019. Thirteen high school marching bands from Kentucky and Tennessee performed for judges…
Murray State alumni signs record deal
Posted By: Features Editor
November 12, 2020
Ciara Benham
cbenham@murraystate.edu
Murray State alumni have taken their nu metalcore band, Cohen, to the next level after signing with Modern Empire record label two weeks ago.
With Modern Empire, band member Trever Williams and former Murray State students Nick Erickson, Zachary Orr, Gage Girten and Kenton Smith are set to release a new EP “Suffer” on Friday, Nov 20.
The band, who has had five members for about a year and a half, began much smaller in 2015. Primary vocalist Nick Erickson began attending Murray State in 2014, majoring in journalism and minoring in English. Erickson said Murray State taught life skills that would help him later with his music career.